Counter Left Hook, any need to follow up?

[Chris Nagel]

If you have an opportunity to hit your opponent again, you should take it. In the essence of combination punching, one punch creates an opening for the next.

Your opponent's reactions can tell you whether you should follow up or not. If your left hook stuns them, stay close to your opponent and if there's an opening follow up with an uppercut or even another left hook. If your opponent isn't the least bit affected by your left hook then perhaps it might not be a good idea to follow up the hook. Instead you ought to create some distance (jab out if you must), while looking out for their straight right, or right hook.

I like the left hook after the slip to the outside. You could follow it with a right hook or straight right to the body or head, or a right uppercut. It depends on what's open and how your opponent reacts.

[El Kabong]

While you usually want to end throwing the hook as it puts you in a better defensive position, the right cross is a perfect punch to throw after a left hook....or maybe you can double up on the hook or go to the body with a hook....if your opponent tries to duck the hook an uppercut works great, it's what Rocky Marciano used Left Hook-Right Uppercut, works all day

[God.in.my.corner]

For me it depends on range and distance. If you are in close, L Hook R uppercut to either chin or body. If you have seperation, L Hook R cross to head. Then a quick shoulder roll, duck or pivot to move to avoid their counter. And then hit him again if you were sucessful. I try to spin them to make them move their feet to find you.